Tip for today .. January 28, 2007

Bloggers Anon

On Blogging

Someone asked me the other day “how do you get so many readers and all those comments?”

Well that’s easy we pay them …. No not really we threaten them with frying pans … no we don’t do that either

Its interactivity, the art of conversation. See its not just one person posting a blog and then others reading it its not that at all, you have too answer. It doesn’t matter who answers can be another person but if you can get a discussion going you can and will get lots of comments

Post a blog with a question at the end ask people what they think about the subject and answer them

What can I do about…

How can I…

What do you think…

I’ve seen blog posts that are a single dot get over 150+ comments; seen long well written posts that make you think get very few, why did the single dot get hundreds? Because the person who posted it carried on the conversation in the comments section most of that 150+ where actually theirs

We talked about the lurker the other day, well even the lurker can’t resist answering a question and they are intrigued by the post with lots of comments.

The other ways too get people reading are

Time and subject matter

Timing counts big time, its no good posting a blog at 11.30pm on a Sunday evening not many awake at that time, unless you are on the other side of the world (Hello America when you wake up)

Friday nights and Wednesday mornings (US time) are the best times too post if you want people too see straight away of course you can always blast your post later, not straight away though as your blast will cover your post on Home

The subject that you write about matters too especially if it’s already been done most memes or “cheeze” have already been done, most readers want too know about you, what you had for dinner, how are the kids, what the dog is doing and they want you too write it, doesn’t matter if you can’t spell your readers want you, not some copy pasted check box meme from another site and if you have copied it chances are someone’s already read it

Note on copy pasting: If you copy from another 360º page it may just run your posts into one another, its extra html code hidden on the page. Do not copy entire blog posts or web pages, your 360º blog will go all weird looking

Today’s Blogging tips are

Ask a question

Write it yourself

Post at a time when people are awake



Do you have any more tips too give people?

Susan writes about tin foil caps and bloggers block .. for January 26, 2007

Susan wrote this post for Bloggers Anon, right here in the comments section, now that's what you call a blomment

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You want me to write your next blog? Gee wiz I don't know, I tend to suffer alot from writers block you know, that thing when you get in front of the computer and you put your fingers on the keyboard but then your mind just goes completely blank. ya. That't be me. I never EVER know what to write about. I mean really I go the whole day with ideas and whatnot going on in my head you know, all those voices in a big discussion going on in my head telling me hey Sue do this then the other more dominant voice says hey Sue don't listen to her listen to me...I get so confused but then pull out my post it notes and start jotting down things I can blog about but. ... sigh... the moment I sit in front of the computer it's all gone. The voices stop and its like the party is so over dude I just feel lost and alone like someone turned the lights out. *sniff sniff* *begins to cry uncontrollably on Dana's shoulder* it just gets too much to deal with when everyone abandons you like that all at once...makes me feel so rejected.
Even when I take OFF this tinfoil cap that makes me look like Magnito from the XMen I still don't hear the voices. So then I sit there staring aimlessly at the screen with my fingers resting on the keyboard...but my keyboard ain't like yours though, it don't have the blog key where I can just press the key and ta da the blog is done for me...heck naw, I got the old school type of keyboard with alphabets and some F keys *giggles through my tears* no I don't mean F as in the bad word...I mean it must be short for Feature, or Function or Friend! Hey!! You mean if I press the F1 key on my keyboard maybe I will get one friend! shh...Listen...you hear that? The voices in my head are laughing at me... no wait a minute...that's not coming from my head! *looks around the room* WHAT? WHY'S EVERYONE STARING AT ME? AND LAUGHING!!? *smiles at you all* What's the joke? Come on I wanna laugh too... tell me the joke you're all laughing at!!

Stand up be praised ..... January 25, 2007

Thank you for stopping by today. We here at the Bloggers Anon blog want you to feel at home here.

We have been noticing something lately that just isn’t right. It’s just plain wrong.

People are starting to CUT people off their list for lack of commenting? And threatening them to boot?
Now a blog is for one and for all to come and feel the love, share the blog love.
We here at the BA blog don’t care if you don’t comment, we LOVE you man! If you lurk, lurk and be proud.
Most of the time you don’t comment…we still love you.
WE LOVE OUR LURKERS!
Now here is our challenge to you. Show the world who you are!
Show your “lurkin” pride.
Stand UP AND BE RECOGNIZED in the name of blogging!
Yes, I see you!

Stand up and declare your love for blogging!
We here at BA love you.
Feel the love!
Give yourself a hand….stand up, stomp your foot, light a match and declare
Shout it from the rooftops
“I am a Lurker and I love it!”
I see you in the back …looking all pretty in pink, what your name?

This entry composed by Dana

Ask away .....January 20, 2007

Ask Bloggers Anon a question

Now you are thinking Yes! Ask BA a question “I’m going to think up a really difficult question for the moderators”

Well we aren’t going too answer (we might though) the next person too comment is going too answer your question

I know some of you are Y Answers addicts as well BA is too . So I’m sure some of you can come up with some really great Questions and some really silly answers that don’t make any sense

So someone might ask “What’s a piecost” the next person answers “about $2.50” and they ask a question like “How many wildebeest can you fit in a barrel of treacle”

Please no naughty stuff keep it PG
Yes you can ask a serious technical question there are a few nerds here who may even give you a non-silly answer

Remember though ask a silly question you will get a silly answer and that will make you laugh, nothing better than a good laugh and that’s the whole idea here too have fun



Ok then first question

Bloggers Anon Mission Statement and PERKS! ..by Dana

Mission Statement

We here at Bloggers Anonymous would like to make your blogging addiction the most comforting and enjoyable experience of your blog life. All members are 100% addicted, high in caffeine, and blog calories. If you do not enjoy or benefit from your membership with Bloggers Anonymous, please feel free to…umm…blog it.

This is a PSA to all of our members:

First of all if you are a member, we would like to thank you for joining the Bloggers Anonymous Group and Blog. If you are not a member we would like to pimp….*Red slaps on back* AHEM….promote our blog/group to you, so that you may enjoy all the benefits of our Bloggers Anonymous group/blog. We are here to help, hey if you forgot dinner for the family…we have been there. You missed a flight because you were blogging, yes a couple have been there too. You blog from work, yes many have been there. We recognize that there are other places to go for help with this addiction. We here at the BA blog will not try and force you to join here, but we will let you know the benefits and perks of being a BA member.

For our free membership (with some requirements) you can freely enjoy:

Countless hours of fun.

Meeting people worldwide

Carpal Tunnel

Free T shirts-One size fits all. (available at the BA Group gift store along with our other items)

Our keyboard rocks!

Along with being a privileged member of this blog friends list, you will be blogging alongside some legendary Y 360 Celeb's and Z lister's. We won’t name names, but yeah, you get the picture. (It should be noted, that for their sakes you should not blog about who is a member here….awww who we kidding! BLOG IT!)

Free towels to wipe off the Myspace, right you know who you are?

A totally huggable Mascot.

Assistance in your blogging needs and addictions.

Understanding this addiction, by all members, moderators, and mascots.

We DO NOT discriminate; we take smokers and non smokers alike.

Unlike other blogging addiction spots…we have great coffee and doughnuts that are free. And whatever you can sneak in the door.

So just FYI, we here at the B.A. blog appreciate every one of our members, promise a testimonial, expect one in return, and remember, so what if your addicted…WE LOVE YOU MAN!

SUPPORT YOUR BLOGGERS ANON TODAY AND SPORT THE T-SHIRT! Note: T-Shirts are available in the photo's section of the Bloggers Anonymous Group

(This infomercial has been brought to you by the Bloggers Anon group, a tax-free, non profit, and low carb group.)

Thank you for visiting BA today!

These not for profit items can be obtained by right clicking them and saving, what you think we would charge you?

Blocked ?? Try this ... December 14, 2006

Sometimes we get Bloggers block well don’t worry there’s a cure for Bloggers block, a really great title on your blog.

How do you think of a really great title when you have Bloggers block though?

That’s easy ask the member of Bloggers Anonymous

Here are a few great Blog titles that we have found

The 360º writers “why I am the person I am”

Dana “A day in the life of me”

Red7 “Just couldn’t resist this”

Bert “Surprise package”

Lisa “Hard Habit too break”

Help each other out here with a few more, that way if you ever get stumped you know where too come to be unstumped

What would be a great Blog title?

Fess Up2 ...by Dana..December 4, 2006

ORDER! ORDER! ORDER!

A Blogaholics Anon meeting is now in session. Since it has been awhile we would like you to

• Stand up and tell a little about yourself.
• And the one defining point in your life when you realized you was addicted to Yahoo! 360°.
• Like for example, you was blogging and forgot to feed your pet ferret (ew.) Or maybe even forgot to feed your family.

Because of the fact that the 360 Blogaholics Anon blog is collaborated, the blog itself will not be confessing. The author of this blog will be confessing in her own blog and from todays location you can figure out who it is...maybe.

Remember these confessions can not be anonymous due to the fact that your name and profile pic will show up next to your comment. Use discretion....aw hell who cares, spill it.

Get a Blog then by Goochie .. November 13, 2006

This comes to you courtesy of Goochie

I think I’ve blogged it

Crikey did you know that every blog has its day because Bloggers give blog I know a Bloggers nightmare what about give me a blog then I did a big blog this morning? Blog off will you .. well get off my blog

Love me love my blog, oh so you are all blogged out

Where the blogging blog am I ? you got a cute blog take me for a ride on your blog oh blog off and get a blog well I got a blog want to stick it in your blog? You are pretty blogged about it I can tell , Have you ever sat on a blog and thought about your blog all day you think I am blogged in the head don’t you and spend my day blogging off taking advantage of my blog and I am a naughty blog but I am a wicked blog sometimes

Stop it then or I am going to tell my blog on you, you bad blog

Oh go on blog off to your blog then and start blogging

Go get a blog into you then

More Blogger Bears .. November 09, 2006

Meet the rest of the Blogger Bears

Kathy Bear

Conant the biker bear

Flower Bear

Rala Bear

Aren't they just the cutest?
Spose you will all want to be bears now huh?

Update: Mr Conants isn't him, whoopsie that will teach me to go looking for pics on peoples Y photo's when they ask to be bears

Story of the Five Bears and Two Goldilocks..November 7, 2006

Story of the Five Bears and Two Goldilocks

Once upon a time far away in cyber land there was a village named blog. There was a good little blogger named Dana. Another blogger named Missy, aka Candy, aka, Missy Moo, aka Missy Stick Figure, aka etc., etc., etc. decided Dana would make an adorable mascot for Bloggers Anonymous so she dressed her up in a little bear suit, holding a bowl with the BA symbol on it.

A third blogger named Red laughed so hard at the little mascot she had to invest heavily in depends stock. She just could picture the little bear hovering over her keyboard typing with those stubby bear fingers giggling under her breath. The little mascot chased Red all over the yahoo 360 playground and Red ran fast because when she saw the bowl in Dana Bears hands she thought the little bear was a cereal killer. (insert giggle here) Red ran and ran until Dana Bear yelled for her to stop, that it was only a bowl to feed da hungry bloggers.

It wasn't but a couple of hours later that Missy Sticky Candy Moo had put Red in her very own little pink bear suit. Red liked it because it had gotten very cold where she lived and the suit was very warm. It was also pink, her favorite color. They all went to bed happy because they had laughed themselves silly.

The next day Red Bear in pink got up and checked her mail and laughed some more to see a Missy Ewok in her mailbox. Dana Bear tacked a note to the picture saying two can play this game muahahahaha! (Well, she didn't say the muahahaha, but I took literary liscense because it made the story better.) An Ewok is kind of like a bear.

Missy Ewok and Red Bear in pink had the simultaneous thought***"Who's going to be Goldilocks?"*** Missy Ewok had already had an idea and had started a dress for PureVizhun as Goldilocks. Red Bear in pink thought of hyiidra who has those beautiful long golden locks and was working so hard now that she bare-ly had time to blog and Red Bear in pink missed her terribly and thought maybe she could be there in spirit. Hence Blondii Goldiilocks.

Ok, now where did that other goldilocks run off too?

Missy Ewok, while skipping through the woods one day stumbled upon Mister E. shivering in the dark woods from the cold. She took him back to her cyber land home in blog and put him in a cozy yellow bear suit. That is the day he became The Mister E Yellow Bear. No one is quite sure who he is but the bears and the goldilocks and all of 360 liked him immediately.

In the meantime number 1 Goldilocks aka Pure Goldilocks, known throughout the land for her artistic skills had gone to a wedding in another land where she toasted too much and came home toasted. That goldilocks!, always getting to the porridge or one thing or another, making mischief. She didn't skip home but got there all the same safe and sound. She was inspired to make more mischief and proceeded to take Missy, Red and Dana out of their bear suits and make them bare, literally. She named her creation The Three Graces of Yahoo 360 (blush, blush) Missy was embarrassed and tried to cover the other two up.

During Pure's Inspirational period Red had decided to bug her friend Slim a little. Red liked to do that on game day. She decided since Slim had been largely absent from blog land due to Real Life, she needed a bear suit too. So then there were 5 little bears, the last being Slim Bear.

In the meantime Pure Goldilocks, was working in her little paint shop reinventing Missy, Dana, Red, and herself into the fantastic four once again. Goldilocks and the three bears. So the story has come full circle and it is time for all the Little Bears and Goldilocks to bid you good night.

All pictures used with permission

Well, all except hyiidra's

permission

she was awol